Friday, 24 February 2012

My Hair Setting invention!

I've been setting my hair for many years now but one thing I've never been able to do is sleep in curlers. I have very thick hair and need a lot of curlers so it is just too darned uncomfortable for me to sleep in them, they just stick in my head and I don't get any sleep at all.

Of course I have options, I have heated rollers and if I want to set my hair without heated rollers I need to spend the day in curlers, however if I need my hair setting in the morning it would be really good if I could sleep in curlers. So what to do....

Well I was standing in the queue at Tesco the other day and I spotted some cheap sponge curlers 3 packs for £3, and I suddenly had a brainwave, so I'm sharing it with you!

These are the curlers.

I removed all the plastic bits and then cut up some fabric, and wound the piece of fabric round the middle plastic bit that originally went through the curler.

Then start to push the fabric through the curler.

All the way through until it looks like this

Eventually you'll end up with some looking like this

The advantage of them is that they are like curlers without the hard bit and have more substance that just using rags, which I have done in the past but again as I have thick hair it's harder to do, whereas with the curler it just makes it much easier.

Here are a couple of pictures of me with them in

I must confess I wasn't sure if they would work, I was perfectly comfortable in them and would have slept very soundly had my husband not snored like a walrus through the night!

So now the big reveal did they work? Well this is me having just removed them

And once brushed and styled, YES a success, I'll definitely be using them again, I don't need to set my hair every night I'm lucky that way but I now have a method that I can use overnight to sleep in. I'm pretty pleased with myself!

I'd love to know if anyone is interested in using this. It's really worked for me. Of course I set it dry as you can see, I've never been able to set my hair wet or even damp, it just doesn't dry, so dry set all the way for me.

Brilliant! This is nothing short of amazing! I am so trying this this weekend. Thanks so much for sharing! This is a perfect solution for me because I never have time to curl in the mornings (can't get myself out of bed early enough). I have also tried sleeping in the sponge rollers but they are definitely uncomfortable. I'm so excited!

Did you put any setting lotion or products in your hair prior to rolling? Thanks again!

Fiona, this is brilliant!! I've never tried rag rollers though I haven't had much success with pillow rollers (kind of the same concept but a wire in them and foam, except the foams are squarish for some weird reason). I don't have super thick hair but I think I have a lot of fine hair, and it's so curl resistant that I have to use a ton of rollers too, so sleeping can be a bit uncomfortable.

I totally want to try this out now! I need to get more rollers as mine are starting to get all shredded and gross, so maybe I'll get 2 sets and try this out! (Well, once we move and I have access to my fabric again!)

Interesting method, looks like a cross between rag curlers and sponge rollers. I use those exact foam pink rollers to set my hair and I hate how my hair gets caught in the plastic part. I'll have to try your method of using fabric instead to hold them to the hair.

You, my dear, are a genius! I use the foam rollers with wire through them, so they are a bit better than the plastic posts, but this is SO much better. AND it looks more period, like rag rolls. Thanks for the tip!

Oooo, I might have to try this - very good thinking. I have never slept in these thing over night, only with kirby grips from pin curling, so I imagine the is loads more comforable. Thanks for sharing.

what a genius idea amor!my big head is used to sleeping with sponge curler wet set ,but this is a fab trick.love your hair, I think your hair is way thicker than mine. what type of setting lotion do you use?you look lovely, you show yourself more.gracias I think I will try this and let you know how it goes.besones

Oh finally! Something I might be able to use! You say you set it dry: what do you mean? Do you spritz setting lotion onto dry hair before curling? I have tried to wet set but I have thick, long hair & it just doesn't dry in rollers.

Oh my! I use those rollers in my hair and I hate sleeping on my side with them. I took the rod out and stuck a pin through them once my hair was rolled up, but it would still annoy me. This idea is genious! It looks like you have give alot of ladies a much more comfortable nights rest :)x Molly

This idea is beyond brilliant!!! Removing the plastic rods and replacing them with fabric strips not only prevent dents, I bet it makes sleeping in curlers so much more comfortable! This is genius thank you, Fiona!

You know, I thought of doing the exact same thing but wasn't sure if it worked. Thanks for this (& testing it out for me haha) because now I know that it will. Great minds surely do think alike, Fiona ;)

I'll definitely be trying this, I usually sleep in hard plastic rollers and it is so uncomfortable! I hate the way sponge rollers squish smaller in the middle and give a tight frizzy curl on me, but having the fabric in the middle instead of the rod I think it would work, I could still use my plastic rollers on top but put these round the back and sides to sleep on.

haven't used curlers in forever but have been thinking of revisiting them. Of course, being able to sleep on them at night would be preferable but since I spent most of my teenage years with my head hanging practically off the bed, I would like to do something different. Thought about these spongy rollers -- saw them recently at a store -- but I never liked the little dents that the hard parts made -- this looks like a good solution! I think I will try! Clever!